Quinnipiac Men's Ice Hockey Freshman Mike Dalhuisen To Play For Dutch National Team

Apr 13, 2010

HAMDEN,
Conn. - Quinnipiac University men's ice hockey freshman Mike
Dalhuisen (Nymegen, Holland) has been selected to play for the
Dutch National Team at the 2010 IIHF Division I World Championships
in Tilburg, Holland. The round-robin tournament will run from April
19 and through April 25, with the Netherlands facing Japan,
Ukraine, Latvia, Austria and Serbia, all of which comprise Group A.
Dalhuisen previously played for the Netherlands' U18 and U20
teams.

At the age
of 17, Dalhuisen became the youngest player in Netherlands history
to play for the U18, U20 and the Division I team in program
history. Dalhuisen helped the Dutch U20 team to a Gold Medal once,
while also guiding the U18 to three consecutive Silver Medal
finishes. In his last showing, he helped the Division I team that
finished fourth in the tournament.

"It is a
great feeling and a tremendous honor anytime you are lucky enough
to represent your home country," Dalhuisen said. "I will make the
most of it and hopefully we'll come out of it with some solid wins
under our belt and a shiny medal around our necks."

Dalhuisen
completed his first year of NCAA Division I men's ice hockey with
the Bobcats, totaling one goal and six assists for seven points in
36 games played. Dalhuisen scored his first career goal, which
stood as the game-winner, in a 5-0 win against St. Lawrence on Feb.
12, 2010. Dalhuisen had a career-high two assists against St.
Lawrence at home on Nov. 7, and also matched his career-high
against Brown on Feb. 26. The first-year defenseman had an assist
against nationally-ranked UMass on Nov. 28 and Princeton on Jan.
4.

Dalhuisen
previously played for the Lincoln Stars of the United States Junior
Hockey League. In three years of junior hockey, Dalhuisen totaled
five goals and 24 assists for 29 points in 123 career games. He
also played one season for the Chicago Steel. ­­